Three missing Indians rescued from Nepal’s Nagarkot forest after 10 hours

Kathmandu, August 18

Three Indian tourists and their Nepali guide were rescued safely on Sunday from Nepal’s Nagarkot forest, nearly 10 hours after they went missing, according to the police.

The tourists -- identified as Nitin Tiwari, Rashmi Tiwari and Tanish Tiwari -- and their Nepali guide Hari Prasad Kharel had gone missing from the Muhan Pokhari Rani Jhula area in the Nagarkot forest of Bhaktapur district, 30 km East of Kathmandu.

The Indian nationals were between the ages of 30 and 40 years, according to the police.

The missing people had lost the way around 3 pm on Saturday, and the rescue team reached the site at midnight, said Shyam Krishna Shrestha, chairman of Ward No. 7 Changunarayan.

They had gone missing as they could not locate the way to the Rani Jhula area and mistakenly moved towards the nearby forest area, police said.

They were found in the Halhale Khowpa area and were suffering from leech bites, according to the Mayor of Changunarayan, Jivan Khatri.

A coordinated rescue operation by a team of the Armed Police Force, people’s representatives and residents started soon after the news about their disappearance spread.

The rescued individuals safely returned to Kathmandu.